Mary and I grew up, went to school, met each other, got married and had our children in Anchorage.

So for us, like many of you, Alaska is a magical place.

And like a visit to the Anchorage Museum, a stroll through Anchorage brings back a flood of incredible memories.

Mary is part Alaskan Indian and her family owns Point Possession, a commercial fishing site that sits right across Cook Inlet from Anchorage.

Her family still fished there every summer and some family members still carry on the tradition.

Mike's father was a heavy equipment operator and cleared much of the land in and around Anchorage.

That land included the sites for A&W Rootbeer near Mountain View, East Anchorage High School and West Chester Lagoon, just to name a few.

Mary and her family grew up in and around downtown Anchorage, while Mike's family lived in Anchorage, Wasilla, and in Cordova on Prince William Sound where Mike was a commercial fisherman when he was just 16.

Together, Mike and Mary have shared a lifetime of incredible Alaska memories.

Share Your Anchorage Memories

With all that in mind, what better way to pay tribute to those wonderful memories than with this website, where you can easily share your stories of life in, and around, Anchorage.

Stories of life in the last frontier.

And don't be shy about sharing your memories.

We're all friends here because we have something in common, a bond that's very special.